Bobby Scott Bagwell, 24, son of Bert Bagwell and wife, Mrs. Blanche Hackler Bagwell, 308 Front St., Galax, died in a local hospital about 10 a.m. Saturday, August 19, 1961, as the result of injuries suffered in a single-vehicle traffic accident in Galax about 3:30 a.m. Saturday.The deceased young man was the driver and sole occupant of an automobile which failed to maneuver the intersection of North Main St. and Stuart Dr., as it moved northward on Main into the intersection and crashed into a stone wall on the north side of Stuart Dr., according to Police Officer Cecil Hodge.The car was demolished by the impact. The victim, according to Officer Hodge, suffered a crushed chest and other injuries in the mishap. He is survived, in addition to his parents, by one sister, Mrs. Reta Clarice Smith, Galax; two brothers, H. A. Bagwell and Charles Bagwell, both of Galax; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Hackler, RFD 2, Galax; and his paternal grandfather, H. A. Bagwell, Independence.He was born in Grubb's Chapel community, near Bridle Creek, October 23, 1936. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps for some time, and was employed at the time of his death as a truck driver for Combs & McKnight, of Galax, lumber dealers.Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. today (Monday) at Grubb's Chapel Baptist Church by the Rev. Fred Jennings, pastor of the church, the Rev. Brice Barton, and the Rev. Robert S. Dendy, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Galax.Interment was in the church cemetery, where military rites were conducted by Galax Post No. 7568, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Blue Ridge Post No. 145, American Legion.The body was removed at 5:30 p.m. Sunday from Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home, Independence, to the residence in Galax, and was placed in the church one hour before the services.Pallbearers were Gene McKnight, Arthur Lundy, James Sizemore, Reese Spurlin, Joe Anderson, Arnold Hawks, E. W. Cockerham and Noah Felts.1 He was buried at Grubb's Chapel Cemetery, Fox, Grayson County, Virginia.1

Mary (Polly) Gambrell

John Elford Gambrell

John Elford Gambrell was born in 1795. He was the son of William Gambrell and Sarah Stone. He enlisted in the Confederate Army in the 1st Regiment, South Carolina Rifles (Orr's) .

1st Regiment, South Carolina Rifles (Orr's)

1st Regiment Rifles, known as Orr's Rifles, was organized at Sandy Springs, South Carolina, in July, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Abbeville, Pickens, Anderson, and Marion. The unit was first stationed on Sullivan's Island and called by the other troops "The Pound Cake Regiment" because of its light duty. Then in April, 1862, it moved to Virginia with 1,000 men. Assigned to General Gregg's and McGowan's Brigade, it fought with the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor. Later the regiment endured the hardships of the Petersburg trenches and the Appomattox operations. Of the 537 engaged at Gaines' Mill, fifty-nine percent were killed, wounded or missing. The unit reported 116 casualties at Second Manassas and 170 at Fredericksburg, then lost forty-nine percent of the 233 at Chancellorsville and three percent of the 366 at Gettysburg. There were 12 killed and 81 wounded at The Wilderness, 15 killed, 36 wounded, and 44 missing at Spotsylvania, 3 killed and 34 wounded at Deep Bottom, and 9 killed and 37 wounded at Poplar Springs Church. It surrendered 9 officers and 148 men. The field officers were Colonels Daniel A. Ledbetter, James W. Livingston, J. Foster Marshall, George M. Miller, James L. Orr, and James M. Perrin; Lieutenant Colonels William M. Hadden, F.E. Harrison, Joseph J. Norton, and James T. Robertson; and Majors John B. Moore and Leonard Rogers. John Elford Gambrell died in 1870.

Elizabeth Gambrell

William Gambrell

William Gambrell was born in 1799. He was the son of William Gambrell and Sarah Stone. He enlisted in the Confederate Army in the 1st Regiment, South Carolina Rifles (Orr's) .

1st Regiment, South Carolina Rifles (Orr's)

1st Regiment Rifles, known as Orr's Rifles, was organized at Sandy Springs, South Carolina, in July, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Abbeville, Pickens, Anderson, and Marion. The unit was first stationed on Sullivan's Island and called by the other troops "The Pound Cake Regiment" because of its light duty. Then in April, 1862, it moved to Virginia with 1,000 men. Assigned to General Gregg's and McGowan's Brigade, it fought with the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor. Later the regiment endured the hardships of the Petersburg trenches and the Appomattox operations. Of the 537 engaged at Gaines' Mill, fifty-nine percent were killed, wounded or missing. The unit reported 116 casualties at Second Manassas and 170 at Fredericksburg, then lost forty-nine percent of the 233 at Chancellorsville and three percent of the 366 at Gettysburg. There were 12 killed and 81 wounded at The Wilderness, 15 killed, 36 wounded, and 44 missing at Spotsylvania, 3 killed and 34 wounded at Deep Bottom, and 9 killed and 37 wounded at Poplar Springs Church. It surrendered 9 officers and 148 men. The field officers were Colonels Daniel A. Ledbetter, James W. Livingston, J. Foster Marshall, George M. Miller, James L. Orr, and James M. Perrin; Lieutenant Colonels William M. Hadden, F.E. Harrison, Joseph J. Norton, and James T. Robertson; and Majors John B. Moore and Leonard Rogers. William Gambrell died in 1880.

Barbara Gambrell

Enoch Breazeale Gambrell

Enoch Breazeale Gambrell was born in 1812. He was the son of William Gambrell and Sarah Stone. He enlisted in the Confederate Army in the 1st Regiment, South Carolina Rifles (Orr's) .

1st Regiment, South Carolina Rifles (Orr's)

1st Regiment Rifles, known as Orr's Rifles, was organized at Sandy Springs, South Carolina, in July, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Abbeville, Pickens, Anderson, and Marion. The unit was first stationed on Sullivan's Island and called by the other troops "The Pound Cake Regiment" because of its light duty. Then in April, 1862, it moved to Virginia with 1,000 men. Assigned to General Gregg's and McGowan's Brigade, it fought with the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor. Later the regiment endured the hardships of the Petersburg trenches and the Appomattox operations. Of the 537 engaged at Gaines' Mill, fifty-nine percent were killed, wounded or missing. The unit reported 116 casualties at Second Manassas and 170 at Fredericksburg, then lost forty-nine percent of the 233 at Chancellorsville and three percent of the 366 at Gettysburg. There were 12 killed and 81 wounded at The Wilderness, 15 killed, 36 wounded, and 44 missing at Spotsylvania, 3 killed and 34 wounded at Deep Bottom, and 9 killed and 37 wounded at Poplar Springs Church. It surrendered 9 officers and 148 men. The field officers were Colonels Daniel A. Ledbetter, James W. Livingston, J. Foster Marshall, George M. Miller, James L. Orr, and James M. Perrin; Lieutenant Colonels William M. Hadden, F.E. Harrison, Joseph J. Norton, and James T. Robertson; and Majors John B. Moore and Leonard Rogers. Enoch Breazeale Gambrell died in 1890.

Enos Gambrell

Harmon Reed Gambrell

Harmon Reed Gambrell was born in 1817. He was the son of William Gambrell and Sarah Stone. He enlisted in the Confederate Army in the 1st Regiment, South Carolina Rifles (Orr's) .

1st Regiment, South Carolina Rifles (Orr's)

1st Regiment Rifles, known as Orr's Rifles, was organized at Sandy Springs, South Carolina, in July, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Abbeville, Pickens, Anderson, and Marion. The unit was first stationed on Sullivan's Island and called by the other troops "The Pound Cake Regiment" because of its light duty. Then in April, 1862, it moved to Virginia with 1,000 men. Assigned to General Gregg's and McGowan's Brigade, it fought with the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor. Later the regiment endured the hardships of the Petersburg trenches and the Appomattox operations. Of the 537 engaged at Gaines' Mill, fifty-nine percent were killed, wounded or missing. The unit reported 116 casualties at Second Manassas and 170 at Fredericksburg, then lost forty-nine percent of the 233 at Chancellorsville and three percent of the 366 at Gettysburg. There were 12 killed and 81 wounded at The Wilderness, 15 killed, 36 wounded, and 44 missing at Spotsylvania, 3 killed and 34 wounded at Deep Bottom, and 9 killed and 37 wounded at Poplar Springs Church. It surrendered 9 officers and 148 men. The field officers were Colonels Daniel A. Ledbetter, James W. Livingston, J. Foster Marshall, George M. Miller, James L. Orr, and James M. Perrin; Lieutenant Colonels William M. Hadden, F.E. Harrison, Joseph J. Norton, and James T. Robertson; and Majors John B. Moore and Leonard Rogers. Harmon Reed Gambrell died in 1862.